'This is not COVID': Acting CDC chief says public should not panic over hantavirus outbreak

The public should not panic about the deadly hantavirus outbreak that started on a cruise ship whose passengers and crew began disembarking Sunday at Spain's Canary Islands, a U.S. health official said.

'This is not COVID': Acting CDC chief says public should not panic over hantavirus outbreak

TL;DR

  • A U.S. health official advised against public panic regarding a hantavirus outbreak.
  • The outbreak began on a cruise ship.
  • Passengers and crew started disembarking in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday.
  • The official stated that the public should not panic.